Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandoldshortandtallthinandfat.Itiseverybody'ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytoun?derstandalthoughyoucan'thearit.Itissignlang
Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandoldshortandtallthinandfat.Itiseverybody'ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytoun?derstandalthoughyoucan'thearit.Itissignlanguage.
Whenyouwavetoafriendwhoisacrossthestreetyouareusingsignlanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeoneyouaresaying"Iwanttobefriendly"，butyouarenotusingspeechyouareusingsignlanguage.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclassyouaresaying"Pleaseaskme.IthinkIknowthecorrectanswer.”
Babieswhocan'ttalkcanpointatthings.Theyareusingsignlanguage.Apolicemanwhowantstostoptrafficholdsuphishands.Heisusingsignlanguage.
Manyyearsago，aFrenchpriest，CharlesMicheldeEpee，becameinterestedineducationfordeafpeople.Heinventedafingeralphabet(字母表).Itisstillinuse.Peoplecanmakethesignforlettersandspellwordswiththeirhands，anddeafpeoplecanreadandunderstandthem.Soontherewereschoolsforthedeafinmanycountries.TheonlyuniversityforthedeafisGal-laudetCollegeinWashington DC.
TodayintheUnitedStatestherearespecialTVnewsprogramsfordeafpeople.Thenewsreadertellsthenewsinsignlanguage.AtthesametimethewordsappearontheTVscreen.
TheactorsintheTheatreofDeafdon'tspelleveryword.Sometimestheyusehandsigns.Whentheyputtwohandstogetheritmeanssandwich.Theycanmakearoofwiththeirhandswhentheywanttoshowahouse.Onefingerinfrontofanactor'smouthcanmeanquiet.Youcantalktopeoplewhoarebehindwindowsthatareclosed.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriends，youcanhaveconversationsunderwater.
Howmanyhandsignsdoyouuseeveryday?
( )1.Thepassageismainlyabout .
A.afamouspriestinFrance
B.theimportanceofsignlanguage
C.anintroductiontosignlanguage
D.howtousesignlanguage
( )2.Ifyouwanttoexpresstheideathat"Iamveryfriendly"tosomeoneyouwill
A.raiseyourhand B.putonehandontotheother
C.makearoofwithyourhands D.smiletotheperson
( )3.Whichofthefollowingaboutsignlanguageistrue?
A.Itisaspeciallanguageusedinafewcountriesintheworld.
B.Itis